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呼救

呼救 (hū jiù): Call for help / cry for help (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

呼救 consists of 2 characters.

to exhale, to shout, to call out

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to rescue; save

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Pinyinhū jiù

MeaningCall for help / cry for help

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word呼救

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挽救wǎn jiùHSK 6
救助jiù zhùHSK 6
救命jiù mìngHSK 6
救援jiù yuánHSK 6
救济

jiù jì

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 呼救 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 呼救 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

tīng听

dào到

hū呼

jiù救

neutral

hear a call for help

fā发

chū出

hū呼

jiù救

neutral

send out a call for help

Adverb + Verbwith大声

dà大

shēng声

hū呼

jiù救

Adjective + Nounwith信号

hū呼

jiù救

xìn信

hào号

4.

Example Sentences with 呼救

tā他

dà大

shēng声

hū呼

jiù救

。

He shouted for help loudly.

neutral

shout for help loudly

neutral

distress signal

dāng当

yì意

shí识

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

bèi被

kùn困

zài在

diàn电

tī梯

lǐ里

shí时

，

tā她

lì立

kè刻

tōng通

guò过

jǐn紧

jí急

àn按

niǔ钮

hū呼

jiù救

。

When she realized she was trapped in the elevator, she immediately called for help using the emergency button.

zài在

zāo遭

yù遇

hǎi海

nán难

shí时

，

chuán船

cháng长

yǒu有

zé责

rèn任

xiàng向

zuì最

jìn近

de的

gǎng港

kǒu口

fā发

chū出

hū呼

jiù救

xìn信

hào号

。

In the event of a maritime disaster, the captain is responsible for sending a distress signal to the nearest port.

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

rén人

men们

huì会

lì立

jí即

hū呼

jiù救

。

In an emergency, people will call for help immediately.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

shì是

fǒu否

tīng听

dào到

yuǎn远

chù处

chuán传

lái来

wēi微

ruò弱

de的

hū呼

jiù救

shēng声

？

Did you just hear a faint cry for help coming from the distance?

yóu由

yú于

shǒu手

jī机

méi没

yǒu有

xìn信

hào号

，

tā他

wú无

fǎ法

xiàng向

wài外

jiè界

hū呼

jiù救

。

Due to the lack of mobile phone signal, he was unable to call for help from the outside world.

tīng听

dào到

hū呼

jiù救

shēng声

hòu后

，

lín邻

jū居

men们

xùn迅

sù速

gǎn赶

lái来

bāng帮

máng忙

。

After hearing the call for help, the neighbors quickly came to assist.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

fèn奋

lì力

hū呼

jiù救

，

dàn但

bào暴

fēng风

yǔ雨

de的

hū呼

xiào啸

shēng声

wán完

quán全

yān淹

mò没

le了

tā他

de的

shēng声

yīn音

。

Although he desperately cried for help, the howling of the storm completely drowned out his voice.